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Word Origin & History

Old English haldan (Anglian), healdan (West Saxon), "to contain, grasp; retain; foster, cherish," class VII strong verb (past tense heold, past participle healden), from Proto-Germanic *haldanan (cf. Old Saxon haldan, Old Frisian halda, Old Norse halda, Dutch houden, German halten "to hold," Gothic haldan "to tend"), originally "to keep, tend, watch over" (as cattle), later "to have." Ancestral sense is preserved in behold. The original past participle holden was replaced by held beginning 16c., but survives in some legal jargon and in beholden.

Hold back is 1530s, transitive; 1570s, intransitive; hold off is early 15c., transitive; c.1600, intransitive; hold out is 1520s as "to stretch forth," 1580s as "to resist pressure." Hold on is early 13c. as "to maintain one’s course," 1830 as "to keep one’s grip on something," 1846 as an order to wait or stop. To hold (one's) tongue "be silent" is from c.1300. To hold (one's) own is from early 14c. To hold (someone's) hand "give moral support" is from 1935. Phrase hold your horses "be patient" is from 1844. To have and to hold have been paired alliteratively since at least c.1200, originally of marriage but also of real estate.

Example Sentences for held up

He held up the note before Austin's eyes, with shaking fingers.

She held up her face against them; but to herself she said that everything had not been done.

He held up two fingers as he passed, with a "Benedic, fili mi!"

You sewed this up'—and he held up his arm showing a healed scar.

He held up his hand and began to say he couldn't, but I insisted.

I took off my hat, and held up my face to get all its cooling touch.

Dick's step was light, but the colonel heard him and held up a finger.

As he rose she went on her knees to him, and held up her hands to him.

But Mr Pecksniff held up his finger as a caution to her not to interrupt him.

As he said this, he held up his hand to bespeak Martin's attention.

held up

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deferred

interrupted

late

overdue

supported

tardy

held up

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interrupted

late

overdue

supported

tardy

Synonyms for held up

deferred